Neoventuria Explained

Neoventuria is a genus of fungi in the class Dothideomycetes. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the class is unknown (incertae sedis).^[1] A monotypic genus, it contains the single species Neoventuria argentinensis.

The genus was circumscribed by Hans Sydow and Paul Sydow in Ann. Mycol. vol.17 on page 44 in 1919.

The genus name of Neoventuria is in honour of Carlo Antonio Maria Venturi (1805–1864), who was an Italian mycologist.^[2]

See also

• List of Dothideomycetes genera incertae sedis

Notes and References

1. Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM. . December 2007 . Outline of Ascomycota – 2007 . Myconet . 13 . 1–58 . The Field Museum, Department of Botany . Chicago, USA.
2. Book: Burkhardt, Lotte . Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen . Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names . Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin . 2022 . 978-3-946292-41-8 . pdf . German . Berlin . 10.3372/epolist2022 . January 27, 2022.